Chalk line spool



May 12, 1931. F. VANATTA CHALK LINE SPOOL Filed June 20. 1929 gnveutoz Feeiiefles er m 11 mm: 1

' Applicationffi led gane fzo The invention relates to a spoolzfori ing,chalklines and the like andhas-forfits object the provision ofanclim'p'roved spool; V made preferably of sheet metal and hollow;

V cakes of chalk to beused onj the; line.-. The

spool also carries a springclip that maybe 1e used to engage} the endofithe thread when;

., wound on the. spool to preventunwinding;

' be used forrmarkingjand would thus":preventg wrapped thereon in'brokenlines,

and may also be. usedto clipthe lineiwhenl the proper [length istakenio'fi' of the spool to T.

unwinding'fof the. spool shouldiit; be ac'c l dentally dropped-while thechalk line :m

use; 1 r V Thejconstruction -a11d operati0n; and fid'VfljIl tages-of thedevice will be describefd in'detail K hereinafter and will be :found*illustrated in the accompanyingdrawingsgin'wvhichf Figure lisa-sideview inlelevationfoithe I v a ticles' ithatginay bef used willbeapparent that by vhaving the recepe -gtaclein'the"spoolffdr'thechalkgreatad-i improved chalk zline spoolshowvingstheiline Figure 2', an endview, Flgure 3, a transversesectional' vlew on-a 7 plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Figure me 1. i

I acters ,will be used to ignated '1 having their '-smaller-1 -61 1ds joined I cal as shown at 3 and1 formed with screw 45 by means of caps 5having flanges" 6' that are and c a -e V e Figure 4, alongitudinalsectional viewsonl the plane indicated by g the line f'of Fig In thedrawingsj similar 1referencejchar-f I I designate corresponding partsthroughout the several viewspf 3 The improvedcha'lki'line spool is, asabove stated, preferably made of metal and is?" formed-hollowhaving twoconoidal ends de s-F by an integral band 2 of less diameter than theadjacent ends-of the parts 1', said band-2 being designed to receive oneend ofthe chalk lineA that Inay-betied on thereduced band 2. v Theextremitie'slof the spool" are cylindrithreads '4. v The ends of thespool areficlesed also formed: with threads to engage the threads 4of'the' cylindricalends 3 off the' spool. The ends of the caip shownadjacent 1 to ithe 5 areconvexed as ingit thereon one . gnoolhecasuall wrdly b ilge fp'o ti n to a s 9 h v 192a .iser iallinoi 37 2362 their iniiddle portions Pressed iniv ardly to to provide"aijournal for-therotation of the 1 pool inun'windingthe line A' and inrewindsecured-tothe flange Goof of the capsfi and as shownin Figuresland clip8 is designed to secure the line to ;preven t,, unwindingafromthe spool. As hereinbefore 7 stated th spr n lip 8 is tto qfwhichiit isto be, put the line'may be enbesfurther unfivoun from the spool; v

he recesses formedinthe ends of it be k'ept] pieces of 'chalk' and othersmaller-J vantage isattained and furthermore econ;

Whatis cIaiinedisE-Q q 'Achalkline spool having a hollowbody',

portion;providedwith threaded extremities; threaded;caps"adaptedtoengage saidthread-e caps havingan receive a: thumb V ed extremities;eachof said 'andtfin'ger; 1n unwinding the spool, and ya": springclipsecured to one of adapted to engage a chalk line.

provided ,withgscrew threads, caps :for said thes'pool v VpOnoida1portions l and ,fiangesdand theieaps 5 provide receptacles in awhich may 60 .4 clip 8 may beused-zg h to engage .the'end of the" linewhen wound on y the s poohor afterfa sufficientlength of line" i hasbeen unwound fromithe spool for the use HP 8 so that should the .QPP JhBline Will not;

said caps and-j" 7v t i A h ki e' p ng-a 1110110, may portion doi' hleconoidal form,1the extremi i v; .ti'esof the bodyfportion beingcylindrical and age; said, threaded cylindrical extremities,

each 10f said caps having, aninwardly bulged.

. 1rtion t0,-.receiVea thumb and finger in un: i I v 7' winding thespool,- and" afzsprin g clip secured o one. b a dd hue.

vvhereof'I aflixiny signature. 1' "I apsadapted to engage a chalk

